Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-09-15

A man named Holloran, a member of the
Washington legislature, was shot and killed |,
at his home in Renton at 6 o'clock a m.
on this 18th inst, by some one unknown. !
The Lewiston Jockey Club met on Sat |
urdav evening aud elected new officers and
appointed committees 70 arrange for annual
races. Adjourned 70 meet Tuesday evening:
hut only few present seemed to he en-
Unused on the question and no deep interest
taken. So we taEe it the races for
Lewiston this fall will he non est
Tho Hotel dcTranca bar tin vas robbed
of few dollars in silver on Monday No
positive proof could be attached to any one
concerned in the robbery but strong sus.
plclohs were aroused that certain tramp
who had been around the hotel for several
DAYS. was. ,he malignant perpstrstor. He
claims tn nale from Grsus evile and assumes
the name oi Mckinney. Officer barr gave
him free transportation across Snake river
on Tuesday morning.
John Hrnett and engineer Ponnav had
two OF three experiences with bears
/ near Pierce city while ont prospecting re-
Gently one of which was shot dead. and in
one case Hewett mlstook III the brush an
old miner for a hear and cock d his gun AMI
drew bead on him, and was about t. fire.
hen by the ac iiental change vt the min
.rs position. he revealed the fact 70 Aewett
that he was not bear hut man, and thus
was ssved from beng shot
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE On Tuesday
morning of last week & Wall. residing on
thu Little Potiatch. miles east os Genesee.
lett his home and has not he seen or heard +
since A party of forty men made diligent
search in the neigh nothood for the man, hut
to no avail 1t is feared that he has either
committed suicide ~ foui play has hefell
him A peculiar circumstance in connection
with Wallis disappearance has Induced the
uei ghnors to believe that he is dead and in
the vicinity Wallis crows. that are II u
ally about his place have left the premise
and remain in he woods where the lumber j,
dense. Wall is a man If large family. about
fifty wears Of age, industrious and temperate
He was involved in debt but not extensive
IL. He had an excellent crop Of grar
that was ready to he harvested. which woult
: have yielded him ample to pay OF his in
debtea'tss, His poor wife is h"art.strichel
, and dou't know what to make of the strang
proceeding.
JOE MAGNrTrE's BEAR.--We sent dow
Al account of the killing of large bear nea
the camp OF joe Magnetic on Craig's noun
, tain some two weeks ago but 1t did not al
rive in time for tno TELLgR, and the new
of the hllliug had proceeded our letter
But Just how it happened was not told
Magnetic with his tw" dogs went from hi
i camp about night a short distance when tn
u dogs jumped up two bears. One of the'
r fled aud the o;her--a very large one Shove
no signs of leaving, and Joe having his net
die gun with him shot at him twice, an
il supposed he had wounded him, whereup"
4 the bear made chase for him upon his hors
a and within two hundred yards caught II
:, and seized ore of the hind legs of the hors
> at the hook and held firm his grip. so thu
the horse could not kick or release himse
e from his grip. Joe was in a straight ar
= not being able tc reload, he drew back II
l. cock of his gun three times and snapped l
q in hopes to care of his enemy but he Wi
e not to he scared As luck would have
the dogs came u 4,l attacked Mr. Bel
=, so furiously that II go his hold on Il
:. hars. to attend e. t.,e dogs. The horse b
: ing thus released mad. off with Joe for Il
Il camp. IG was then dark. and Joe not te,
" ing in the mood to make another Alta
:" that night. waited until day light, and thu
started cut to hunt his bear. aud with Il
1T dogs ,und him about three-quarters of
y mile from the place of the first encounte
Of Joe managed to get six shots at his anita
Sc nnist which cripplei him that he W
Y easil, reduced tn quiet. aud Joe then kill
and skinned him. and cut off his feet 81
=. returned to camp with the trophies. }
!. 'thints he would weigh between 900 II,
=" 1000 pounds He was what some Won
vt call grizzly, but is generally thought
~. lie a silver tip, hard customer to alta
in the mountains.